Cathy Newman , Presenter
Cathy Newman is the first female main presenter of Channel 4 News.
She joined the programme in 2006 and has broadcast a string of scoops, including allegations of violent abuse against the British barrister John Smyth, sexual harassment allegations against the Liberal Democrat peer Lord Rennard, and an investigation into a British sex offender, Simon Harris, which saw him jailed for 17 years.
Previously Cathy spent over a decade working in Fleet Street, latterly with the Financial Times.
Her book - Bloody Brilliant Women: Pioneers, Revolutionaries & Geniuses Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention - about female pioneers in 20th century Britain, was published in autumn 2018.
Her second book, It Takes Two: A History of the Couples Who Dared To Be Different, is published on October 15, 2020.
In her spare time, Cathy is a keen amateur violinist, and plays in The Statutory Instruments quartet with members of parliament and Westminster staff.
In 2000, Cathy won the prestigious Laurence Stern Fellowship, spending four months at the Washington Post.
She is married with two children.
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Assisted dying: Should it be legal in the UK?
We spoke to Rebecca Wilcox – she’s the daughter of television presenter Dame Esther Rantzen, who has terminal lung cancer – and Dr Cajetan Skowronski, a geriatric and palliative care doctor.
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Could Russia intervene in US election? Former British spy explains
Just weeks before America goes to the polls again, former spy Christopher Steele is back with more revelations.
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New workers rights bill marks ‘big shift’ for UK workforce, says employment minister
We spoke to the employment minister Alison McGovern – we started by asking her if she had given in to the business lobby over the employment rights bill.
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Police investigation of domestic abuse deaths is ‘inconsistent’, says DA commissioner
We are joined by Nicole Jacobs, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales, and began by asking her reaction to the two women’s stories.
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‘Fringe voices have been mainstreamed’ in Conservative Party says Baroness Warsi
We spoke to Baroness Warsi and asked whether she thinks the Conservatives have moved too far to the right.
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UK hands Chagos Islands to Mauritius – PM’s special envoy on decision
We spoke to Jonathan Powell, the Prime Minister’s special envoy for negotiations between the UK and Mauritius over the Chagos islands.
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‘Iran has to be crushed’, says former CIA director Pompeo
We spoke to Mike Pompeo, who served as director of the CIA and then as Secretary of State under Donald Trump, and it’s thought he’s likely to take up that role again if Mr Trump wins in November.
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Tories must show ‘humility’, says Shadow Chancellor Hunt
We were joined by Jeremy Hunt, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer until July, and is now the Shadow Chancellor.
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‘Iran would be wise to rein in Hamas and Hezbollah’, says Andrew Mitchell
We were joined by the shadow Foreign secretary – and former deputy Foreign Secretary – Andrew Mitchell.
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‘Iran still calculating response’ to Israel strikes on Hezbollah leader, says analyst
We spoke to the political analyst Dahlia Scheindlin who’s in Jerusalem.
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‘Successive governments feel sense of shame…and don’t want to engage with Windrush’, says immigration lawyer
I’m joined by Jacqui McKenzie, an immigration and human rights lawyer who represents hundreds of people impacted by the Windrush Scandal.
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Challenges, freebies and ‘unpopular decisions’: Looking back at Labour Conference
Why is it that, so soon after a landslide election, Sir Keir Starmer seems to have plucked defeat from the jaws of victory?
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Debate: Did Starmer successfully outline plan for UK’s future?
Joining us to discuss Keir Starmer’s speech and how he’s getting on as prime minister are Fran Heathcote, Luke Tryl and Tom Baldwin.
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Labour party backs Starmer to make ‘hard choices’ says government minister
We spoke to Peter Kyle, who’s the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.
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Labour’s investment plan has to be ‘more than patchy policies’ says economist
We were joined by economist and University College London professor Mariana Mazzucato.
